Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Tech Video: Mahle Motorsports Shows You The Right Way To Install CirClips And Maintain The Use Of Your Fingers
You know when a guy has recently been cranking on an engine build and especially when he assembled the pistons and rods. That part of the program is easy to spot because the guy will be treating the...
Barnstormin’: Enjoy Bizarro World While You Can – This Cannot Go On Forever
The last three weeks have given me one of the best cross slices of the modern hot rodding universe I have ever experienced. I bounded from an NHRA event in Houston to the ECTA season opener in Ohio,...
This 1971 Penske/Donahue Javelin Trans-Am Tribute Is For Sale and It Is Very, Very Awesome
We want to call this guy and tell him to stop apologizing for building what can only be described as an awesome tribute to the steamroller that was the Roger Penske/Mark Donahue AMC Factory Trans-Am...
These Massive Chain Reaction Dirt Bike Pile Up Videos are the Craziest Thing You Will See All Week
Dirt bike racing is something that has fascinated me since I was a kid. The thought of hauling ass through the woods, mud, or desert on one of those two stroke rockets always seemed appealing. I...
Epic Save Video: Watch the Throttle and 4WD Save a Rally Driver From Doom!
The 2012 World Rally Championship season is underway. Most recently the racing was going on in Sweden and you’ll not be surprised to learn that the course was a snow covered affair. In this...
Feature: The Bannister Dragster, A 1950s Rail That Oozes Killer Hot Rod History
(Words and Photos by Mike Bradford) – Before the days of mega speed shops, CNC machines and computers, if you wanted to build a fast car, the main source for goodies would be a local...
Watch This Cool Video Demonstration of Jiffy-Tite Fittings on a Carb
One of the neat things about having BangShift growing at the rate that it is and by the number of readers that we are is that Chad and I have get lots of e-mails and questions about the products that...
Awesome Drag Video: What Tire Shake Looks Like In Ultra-Slow Motion
Drag racing is all about violence. From gear banging shifts to multi-g launches to engines powered by what basically equates to a liquid explosive, he or she who harnesses that violence best usually...
In Car Video Greatness: Ride Along With A Swedish Racer Piloting A V8 Swapped Volvo S40 On A Dirt And Asphalt Course
A Volvo you say?! Trust us on this one. The Volvo is just the wrapper for a totally sweet sounding hot rodded BMW V8 engine that is providing the tire shredding power that this little car has. Filmed...
Ohio Mile Coverage: More Great Images From The ECTA Season Opener At The Ohio Mile
(Photos by David Whealon – DW Photos) – As yesterday’s images showed you and as today’s will continue to prove, it was a picture perfect weekend in Wilmington, Ohio for the...
Buy This Turbine Powered, Thrust Driven Jet Ski – Why? Because It Would Make For A Good Story On Your Tombstone
Virtually everything is better with turbines. We say “virtually” because we’re not sure a thrust driven jet ski is actually better than one propelled by the water jet propulsion...
Drag Strip For Sale…In Australia – The Old School Cool Heathcote Park Is Up For Grabs
BangShifters outside of Australia may not be familiar with the Heathcote Park drag strip, but BangShifters sure are. We have featured dozens and dozens of videos over the years from the old school...
New Product! RideTech Introduces Corvette C2/C3 Steering Box Reinforcement – Big Tires? Big Strain? No Problem!
If you have a C2 or C3 Corvette and you are running an upgraded suspension, bigger front tires, and using it for aggressive events like track days and autocrosses you are likely experiencing some...
